North by Northwest (1959)
08/06/1959 (US) • 2h 16m
It's a deadly game of "tag" and Cary Grant is "it"!
Overview
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Top Billed Cast
Roger Thornhill
Eve Kendall
Phillip Vandamm
Clara Thornhill
Professor
Mrs. Townsend
Lester Townsend
Leonard
Valerian
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4,000,000.00
Revenue
$13,275,000.00
Keywords
new york city
assassination
undercover agent
espionage
spy
cold war
mistaken identity
deception
romance
fugitive
on the run
advertising
framed
on the road
government agent
road movie
framed for murder
trains
cold war era
mount rushmore
absurd
adventure
man on the run
couple on the run
moral relativism
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